Those who know Campbell, 12, said he’s quiet and they’ve never known him to cause trouble.

He’s accused of stuffing a 20-gauge shotgun with the wood stock sawed off into a duffle bag and bringing into the Berrendo Middle School gym.

Police said he shot three times, hitting a girl in the shoulder and a boy in the face and neck.

Parents say they saw Campbell around school and at other functions; nothing to signal he could be violent.

“My daughter said, ‘He’s the happiest kid you’ll never meet, mom. I don’t understand this,’” said mother Emilea Palmer. "My daughter is in band with him. They're both percussionists."

He is being detained at the Child Psychiatric Hospital in Albuquerque, according to the documents. He’s been there since Tuesday.

His family has said the seventh grader has been ordered to get a mental health evaluation. His parents are cooperating with the investigation and have seen their son since the shooting, according to sources.

Police said the gun Campbell used came from his parents’ house.

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